DIN .... Why Hashem Sent the Virus

What .... ??

DIN are you crazy???? 
Did your staying 24/7 cooped up make you go insane????

You know why Hashem sent the virus? You arrogant am-ha'aretz!

Calm down folks..... it's true I'm nothing, and I don't know anything..

But since everybody with a hat and a beard has an opinion ... 
I also have a hat and a beard and so why am I not qualified??

So we heard that it is because of Tznees....
We heard it's because of the Chinese shaitlich...
We heard it's because of "vachnachts" "vorts" extravagant Bar-Mitzvas ...Bat-Mitzvas,  extravagant Brissim, "Loshon Hara"...
someone even mentioned that it's because of going to Uman and Lizensk, and other countries populated by the murderers of our relatives ....
Others mentioned Chillul Shabbos and gay parades in Israel!

So I don't know if that's true ... could be it is...

But I want to add some other things to the list ....
like......  
these same "prophets" throw Jewish children out of their yeshivos.......
Maybe Hashem closed the Yeshivos now to everyone??
"You don't want my children as bad as they are....well, I'm their Father in Heaven and I don't want your "good" children either."

These same "prophets" that know why Hashem is doing things...
order their talmidim to disrupt the lives of other erlicher yiddin by protesting and blocking traffic to innocent people trying to go to work, to children coming home from school, from pregnant ladies rushing home to feed their Kollel husbands ...
Well, maybe Hashem is saying ... 
"I'll make sure no one goes out ..so now ...let's see you protest ..
if if its really  Le'shem Shomayim...
Why aren't you out now?"

These same "prophets" that stood by silently ... when a frum soldier in uniform went to chap a Mincha in shul ...and was threatened with his life ...spat on and rocks thrown at him ....
no .... not by Arabs... but by the silver and gold bekeshes..
Maybe just maybe Hashem says:
" I'll close the shuls to you too!
If you won't let my child in to talk to me , then I don't want to hear what you and your children have to say... 
and you know what?
I'll close your "tourist traps" stores in Meah Shearim for good measure"


And finally .... Why did Hashem send it to the entire world including the USA?
If it's because of what some of the "prophets" are saying that it is because of "Chillul Shabbos and Gay Parades in the Holy land"
then why didn't Hashem send it to Israel only ....
I'll take the liberty to speculate .... 
wait a second.... let me find my hat...

maybe ....just maybe Hashem is saying ....

"The Talmud says that there is a non-kosher bird that is called "Reah" ....meaning "seeing"...
This bird can see a carcass ...a "neveilah" in Eretz Yisrael all the  way from Bavel....he such great vision...

Asks the Baal Shem Tov ...if this bird has such a great characteristic that it can see such great distances, so why did Hashem make it an unkosher bird?
So the Baal Shem Tov answers .... anything living in Chutz Le'aaretz that sees bad things in Israel .....can never be kosher"

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Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman Blasts “Ridiculous Vorts, Meaningless Vachtnachts, Lavish Kiddushim and Trips to Europe to visit holy sites,

In his over an hour long address, Rabbi Wachsman spoke emotionally about the highly contagious virus that has brought the world to its knees, noting tearfully that in addition to taking lives it has shuttered shuls and yeshivos across the globe.

Drawing on the words of Chazal, Rabbi Wachsman observed that that unfathomable and frightening reality is prophetic, warning us that we need to search our souls and find the divine message that is being sent our way as we spend our days in solitude.

Turning to the Chumash, Rabbi Wachsman noted that there were three instances of plagues that swept through the Jewish nation. The first took place when the golden calf was constructed in the desert, the masses dancing frivolously around the metallic idol. The second plague occurred during the time of Korach, brought on by malicious attacks on Jewish leadership, unwarranted hatred and divisiveness, with the final incidence was a direct result of promiscuity.

The parallels to today’s world are unmistakable, said Rabbi Wachsman, taking aim squarely at the conspicuous consumption that is everywhere in our communities that has spread through our lives, much like a contagious virus.

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Man Drinks Fish Tank Cleaner and Dies ...Wife Blames it on Trump

A woman has spoken out after she and her husband both drank a fish tank cleaner called chloroquine - thinking it was the potential coronavirus treatment called hydroxychloroquine that Donald Trump has promoted at his press conferences - and her husband died.  

The unidentified woman and her husband, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate, confusing it with hydroxychloroquine, an antimalaria drug that's shown promising results in treating COVID-19 patients.

Her husband died and she was left in critical condition after drinking the chemical. 

The woman told NBC: 'We were afraid we were getting sick. We were getting really worried.' She said they had been self isolating before each taking a teaspoon of the toxic chemical with soda. 

She added: 'We saw his [Trump's] press conference. It was on a lot, actually. Trump kept saying it was pretty much a cure. 

Referring to hydroxychloroquine she said: 'They kept saying that it was approved for other things.'

"Please educate the people."

I just spoke with the AZ woman who, along with her husband, consumed chloroquine phosphate.

Her husband died.

"My husband was my whole life...it feels like, like my heart is broken & it’ll never mend. It’s just broke. Dead.

 

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Mother Who Has No More Children ...Begging People To Stay Home and Not Contaminate

I am a mother but have no more children.

My son died 15 March 2020. My 18 year old boy with the funniest sense of humour, best smile and so much love to share. He died.

During his life he faced so many health challenges with such bravery and grace. But He was doing so well. He had a full life to live.

He should never have died!

Measles! 

He got measles!!!  

In 2020 he got a disease that should not exist any more. And he died.

He died a hard fast death. He was ripped away from me in the cruelest of ways. He died!

 My son died because other people think it is ok to not vaccinate your children and then YOU walk around in public and the vulnerable are at risk. 

If YOU don't vaccinate then YOU stay at home. YOU put on gloves and masks and gowns and protect the public from your stupidity. Why should it have to be the other way round? 

All Dylan did was try live his life. But some selfish person ended it for him. And that person will be ok but Dylan is not. He is dead.

Open your ears and LISTEN.

Stupidity and selfishness are deadly.

Just like measles, the corona virus kills. If you get the virus chances are you will probably be ok. But maybe not. Maybe you will die. And before you die maybe you will infect others who will also die because of you. Who knows. Russian roulette with a virus not a bullet. 

Why spread it further. 

Why risk people like my son who never had a chance. Within days he was dead. His body was destroyed. He is not hear any more to tell me jokes or give me hugs. I don't get to hold him or talk to him ever again. He is gone. He is dead.

Do it for Dylan.

Staying home saves lives.

#doitforDylan

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Listen Williamsburg Vaibelich.......... "G-D Doesn't Help Stupid"

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What Will We Do Without the Goyteh Cleaning Woman

Koil Isha Warning!

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A Secret Minyan in Miami .... But Bring Your Own Toilet Paper..

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Javits Center to be converted to 1,000-bed emergency hospital for coronavirus patients

The feds will set up 1,000 beds for coronavirus patients in New York, President Trump announced Sunday.

Gov. Cuomo’s office confirmed the beds would be established inside the Javits Center in Manhattan.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will set up four medical facilities with 250 beds each inside the sprawling facility. Trump did not give a date for when the site will be ready to take in patients.

FEMA is able to provide both supplies and staff, Cuomo said earlier Sunday.

“From my point of view, construction can start tomorrow,” the governor said just prior to Trump’s announcement. “There is no red tape on the side of New York.”

In addition to the Javits Center, Cuomo said feds should set up makeshift hospitals at the Westchester Convention Center, to accommodate the New Rochelle cluster of virus cases; and at the state universities in Stony Brook and Old Westbury, Long Island. There was no word from the president on working on those three locations.

Trump uncharacteristically praised both Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio, saying he had an “amazing” relationship with the governor and praising Hizzoner for “working very hard.”

New York State accounts for roughly half of the country’s confirmed coronavirus cases, which stood at nearly 30,000 as of Sunday afternoon. There were there 9,654 positive cases and 63 deaths in New York City as of Sunday morning, according to the mayor’s office.

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The Passing Of R. SHLOMO BIEGELEISEN Quintessential Seforim Seller

All אוהבי ספר join in mourning the passing of R. Shlomo Biegeleisen, זכרונו לברכה. 

One of the most knowledgeable Jewish bookdealers in recent Jewish history, he did not merely sell books. He proffered sound advice, introduced customers to each other, and – in general – provided a congenial setting for תלמידי חכמים, scholars, collectors, bibliophiles, and “ordinary” Jews to meet and exchange ideas. 

Many a חידוש and scholarly article resulted from a conversation that took place (or: was overheard) at Biegeleisen’s Jewish bookstore. Aside from his private customers and their collections, he helped build many of the leading public libraries, including those of prominent Yeshivos and prominent academic institutions. יהא זכרו ברוך!

Special כוס תנחומין to his wife Mrs. Gina Biegeleisen; to his brother and partner R.Moshe Biegeleisen; and to his son Mr. Yossie Biegeleisen. 

A third generation of Biegeleisens has now joined the family business, and there could not be better testimony to this family’s ability to transmit from one generation to the next their אהבת התורה ,אהבת ישראל, and אהבת הספר.

Shnayer Leiman

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Eli Beer United Hatzalah chief in serious condition after contracting coronavirus

United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer, who was diagnosed with coronavirus while on a fundraising trip to the US, is still in serious condition.

Beer is currently unconscious and on a respirator in a Miami, Florida, hospital. His condition, though serious, is currently stable.

In a message to the organization's employees and volunteers, United Hatzalah CEO Eli Pollack wrote:

 "We are praying for his health and believe he will soon return to lead the organization, the way only he knows how."

"I ask that in these days, you work together in the unity which is so important to Eli, and continue to increase prayers and supplications that Eliezer Yehuda the son of Chaya should make a full and quick recovery."

Avigail Beer, Eli's daughter, wrote an emotional Facebook post on Sunday night: 

"This is my father, and he's a coronavirus patient with no number. He is hospitalized in the ICU, 15 hours away from home. For his entire life. my father has fought for the lives of civilians from all over the country."

"From the moment he was hospitalized, the only thing that mattered to him was that United Hatzalah continue to operate, providing efficient and professional medical aid, free of charge, to Israel's citizens. Specifically today, when we are isolated in our homes, and suddenly the fear of death and the value of life have gone up, come be partners in this amazing thing, come be partners in continuing the operations of United Hatzalah.

Doctors, paramedics, EMTs, and midwives, and you can have a hand in all of this. And obviously, it should be for the recovery of Eliezer Yehuda, the son of Chaya. Wow, I'm already imagining his happy face when he comes back to us healthy and whole and hears about all this kindness."

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Young NY Hasidic woman reboots life in secular Berlin in Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’

Airing March 26, the unprecedented German-produced, based-on-true-life, mini-series in Yiddish is powered by Israeli actress Shira Haas and an explosive female creative team

On the first day of shooting for the new limited Netflix series “Unorthodox,” actress Shira Haas had her head shaved on camera. Her thick, long, light brown locks fell to the ground as she cried and smiled simultaneously.

“I was ready for it, and it was important for the story. But still, I was personally filled with the same mixed emotions Esty had,” Haas said of the  character she plays in this groundbreaking production.

The four-episode series, inspired by the 2012 memoir, “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots,” by Deborah Feldman about leaving her ultra-Orthodox upbringing, begins streaming worldwide on March 26. It is the first Yiddish-language production ever to come out of Germany

By shaving her hair off and donning a wig, 18-year-old Esty assumes in good faith her prescribed role as a newly married woman in the insular Satmar community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She strives unsuccessfully to make her husband and extended family happy by getting pregnant. One miserable year later, she boldly runs away to Berlin, removes her wig, and starts to find her own voice — both figuratively and literally.

Shira Haas in Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox.’ (Anika Molnar/Netflix)

Although set in the Satmar community with its myriad religious laws, customs, and particular way of life, “Unorthodox” is essentially a universal coming of age story. Produced and written by Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski, expertly directed by Maria Schrader, and performed by an excellent cast, the show will likely appeal to viewers of all backgrounds.

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Dana Weiss Reporter of Channel 12 News Makes Fun of Netanyahu's "B'Ezras Hashem"

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was interviewed by Channel 12 News on Motzei Shabbos and was treated with the utmost disdain by interviewer Dana Weiss when he mentioned the name of Hashem.

“You’re saying that this will be an extremely lengthy period, extremely significant and life-changing,” Weiss said to Netanyahu. “What can you tell Israeli citizens? How deeply can you reach your hand in your pocket and assist Israeli citizens?”

“B’Ezras Hashem, I hope [lifting his eyes upward] – everyone needs to daven to the Borei Olam that the pandemic ends quickly,” Netanyahu responded.

“Meanwhile the answer is found at Weizmann Institute,” was Weiss’s outrageous reply.

“Both is true but they’re davening at Weizmann Institute as well,” Netanyahu responded. “Everyone is davening.”

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri slammed Weiss’s words, saying: 

“It’s horrifying that at Channel 12 – in the Jewish state – interviewer Dana Weiss cuts off the prime minister of Israel who uttered “B’Ezras Hashem” with a belittling comment.”

“This statement is in addition to Weiss’s report from an ‘anonymous government source’ that Chareidim are responsible for the spread of the coronavirus. Dana Weiss deserves to be condemned for her words.”

A Yediot Achranot reporter, Ron Boker, tweeted: “I wonder if she would have responded in the same way if someone else, a non-Jew, would have made that statement.”

Following the media storm that arose from her comments, Weiss apologized, writing on Twitter: “I think it is appropriate to clarify that I believe in a person’s right to believe with complete faith whatever he or she chooses to believe.

“My intention was to emphasize the place of the scientists in solving this huge crisis that has hit the entire world. My apologies to whoever was insulted and understood otherwise.”

(DIN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

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Nobody Comers to the Minyan No More

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So Who Snuck Into The Williamsburg Mikva???

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Rare Footage: Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l – Summer 1984

Credit: M.D. Yarmish

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Toilet paper site claims it calculates how long your supply will last

It’s one of the key questions as Americans wait out the coronavirus outbreak at home: How long will my stash of toilet paper last?

A new website called “How much toilet paper?” claims it can roll out an answer for you.

Simply set the top bar to how many rolls you currently have, then set the second bar to how many average bathroom visits you make per day – and the website’s calculator does the rest.

If you have a standard package of four rolls, for example, the website says that will last you 32 days if you make an average of two bathroom visits per day.

The website “has now been used by over 2,000,000 people and is helping to reduce toilet paper shortage round the world,” it claims.

The site, howmuchtoiletpaper.com, says it was created by Ben Sassoon, a London-based student and software developer, and Sam Harris, an artist, “after they had a discussion about how much toilet paper they used on a day to day basis and how that would change during the pandemic.”

The site also includes a plea that people refrain from buying up all the toilet paper they can find at their local grocery store, as many of those stores struggle to keep up with the demand from panicky customers.

“Not everyone is able to get to a store and stock up on toilet roll,” it says, adding, “Don’t be selfish.”

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Eliyohu Zaks & Shaul Kuperwasser Arrested in Lakewood For Making Weddings In Their Back Yards

Is this a mitzvah? Putting the lives of others in danger?

These two "roidfim" should be put in Cheirim ... now!

including all those who showed up ...

What a Huge Chillul Hashem!

Two New Jersey residents were arrested this week after they hosted large crowds at events in their homes, including a pop-up wedding, in defiance of social distancing orders amidst the coronavirus outbreak.

Eliyohu Zaks, 49, was taken into custody on Friday after authorities said he hosted a pop-up wedding in his home on Spruce Street in Lakewood.

The event was attended by more than 50 people, a violation of the state’s newly enacted edict banning such gatherings as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus.

Another local resident, 43-year-old Shaul Kuperwasser, was arrested after a large crowd was seen gathering at his home on Thursday.

The authorities said they are acting with a sense of urgency after Lakewood reported a confirmed 26 cases of coronavirus through Friday.

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20,000 + Coroa Cases in Kiryat Yoel....... Dr Zev Zelenko KJ Doctor

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Belzer Rebbe Says That It's "Not Right To Close the Shuls But I'll Go Along!"

Loose Translation:

In the Holy Words of Rebbe 

"What they are doing is not right, but we can't argue with them

so we have no choice but to send everyone home

We do need to watch out 

but the panic that they are doing is not right"

His own brother-in-law, the Satmar Rebbe from Monroe, has the virus and he claims that it is "not right"
This is a leader of thousands ....instead of telling them that this is a serious virus ... he dismisses it ....makes light of this..
Why doesn't he make a phone call to his brother-in-law and ask him if we should panic?
The Satmar Rebbe himself kept his schools open until he started feeling bad and his assistant tested positive.....then he rushed to close the Moisdois!

How many have to get sick and die till our leaders understand and take this virus seriously?  Until they have their flock take precautions?
How many??

If this is in fact true .... his chassidim ought to retire him to Telse Stone and appoint a leader that can lead during these difficult times!

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Media still slamming Donald Trump during coronavirus crisis.....

by Michael Goodwin

The coronavirus epidemic is shaking humanity and turning the world upside down. Quick, somebody alert the media.

The Washington press corps is covering one of the largest, continuing stories in recent history the same way it has covered the Trump administration since Day One.

The formula is simple: Whatever the president does is not just wrong, it’s borderline evil. Details at 11.

In the real world, events are unfolding at a pace and scale impossible to comprehend. But at too many news outlets, the aim is not to inform. It’s to render the harshest possible judgment on the man journalists love to hate.

Already The New York Times has twice called the White House response “calamitous,” including once in a supposedly straight-news article.

This is beyond shameful. When antagonists like Sen. Chuck Schumer finally are working with Trump and when the Democratic governors of New York and California swap praise with the president over their partnerships, the media ought to take a hint that this time is different and there is no place for biased journalism-as-usual.

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